This deck is a tutorial for basic Android operating systems. It should be used as Deck 1 in an mWater training.

2. mWater overview
The mWater Explorer app is used for data
collection on mobile smart phones and tablets.
The data is uploaded to an online (cloud)
database. The upload requires a Wi-Fi connection
or mobile data (3G or 4G) connection.
The mWater Portal is a website that allows
mWater users to design survey forms for use in
the Explorer app. In the Portal users can also
review and analyse data uploaded from the app.
This information is also stored in the online
database. Both the app and the portal access
information collected through the database.

3. Android Basics

4. Android Smartphone basics
Damage prevention
Liquids
• Don’t carry the phone with liquids
• Don’t use in the rain
• Don’t carry it or use it in the toilet!
If the phone gets wet, remove the
cover and battery and place ALL
parts in a bag of dry, uncooked rice
for two days.
Dropping
• Don’t carry the phone whilst
holding many other things
• Dropping will likely cause the
phone to stop functioning
• Some parts may be replaced
but this is costly
• Consider buying a case and a
screen protector

5. Android Smartphone basics
Damage prevention
Loss or theft
• Immediately tell your supervisor
• Account associated with the phone
should be deleted to protect data
that the phone contains
Antivirus
• Use antivirus to protect your
device from files that others
may share with you
• Use Google PlayStore to
download an anti-virus, e.g.
Avast Mobile Security &
Antivirus

6. Android Smartphone basics
Basic skills
• Turning phone on/off
• Sleep/lock screen
• Clicking, dragging and long pressing
• Viewing apps
• Opening apps and leaving them
• Typing

7. Android Smartphone basics
Power button –
Turning on & off
Volume button –
Turning volume up
& down
External buttons

8. Android Smartphone basics
Short press Power
button to lock and
sleep / wake
Navigation buttons Sleep & wake
Short pressing the power button will make
the phone “sleep” – saving battery. It will
also lock the screen. The screen will go off
(go black). To start the screen again, short
press the power button again and unlock it.
Navigate (move) around the phone using
the navigation buttons at the bottom of the
screen.

9. Android Smartphone basics
Types of touches
Drag to unlock
the screen
Unlock the screen
Use different touches to perform different
actions on the phone.
Drag from the centre to the edge of the
screen to unlock the phone.

10. Viewing apps
Getting around in Android
Some apps
are visible
in the
home
screen
Other apps can be found
by pressing the menu
button
Click apps
to open
them

11. Opening apps and exiting them
Getting around in Android
Click app
to open
Click home screen to exit
Back to
home
screen

12. Typing in Android
Getting around in Android
Current word
is underlined
Suggestions
Keyboard
Go to QuickOffice
- open New document
Practice typing and
changing the
keyboard to numbers
and symbols
Space Bar
Enter button
Selecting numbers key
will bring numbers and
symbols
Selecting symbols key
will bring more symbols
Return back
to numbers
and letters
keyboards

13. Android Smartphone basics
Charging the phone
• Keep your phone charged – check the battery regularly.
• Use wall chargers, car chargers and block (portable battery) chargers.
• Switch your phone off at the end of the work day / overnight.
• Do NOT switch it off when you are in the field collecting data – if you are
offline you cannot log back in to the mWater app when you switch the
phone back on. You may lose data that you have collected with the app.
• Keep your phone in a secure place when you are charging it.
• Try only to charge your phone when the battery is low – charging it too
often will cause the battery to wear out more quickly

14. Getting around in Android
Notifications and Settings
Notifications
- shows emails,
required system
& app updates,
missed calls etc.
Quick Settings menu
- easily view
brightness, settings,
Wi-Fi, Network signal,
battery, Bluetooth and
All Settings
- see all
settings for the
phone and
apps
From top right
hand corner,
drag down the
screen
Clear notifications

15. Getting around in Android
Wi-Fi connection
Open quick settings
Wi-Fi is connected if the Wi-Fi
icon is white
Select Wi-Fi networks by
clicking the Wi-Fi icon
Switch Wi-Fi on and off with
the slider
Wi-Fi connection is
off with these icons
Wi-Fi is on
Switch Wi-Fi
networks by clicking
on options in the list
Wi-Fi is off

16. Getting around in Android
Mobile data connection
Open quick settings
Mobile data is on if there is a
letter E, G or H next to the
network signal icon
Check mobile data by clicking
the network signal icon
Switch data on and off with
the slider
Mobile data is off
with these icons
Mobile data is on
Check data usage in
the graph
Mobile data is off

17. Getting around in Android
Force Closing Apps
Click app list
button to show
list of open apps
Swipe the app left or
right, off the screen,
to force close
App no longer
shows in app list
Force closing apps may be
useful when:
• The app freezes
• There is a different error
with the app
• The phone is very slow
(there are many apps
open and they are
slowing the phone
down) – in this case
close all the apps in the
app list

18. Getting around in Android
Updating Apps
Updating apps is
important to
know that you
are using the
most recent
version of the
app.
App developers
will always make
small
improvements
and fixes to the
app that become
available through
updates.
Open the Google
Play Store
Click the profile
icon at the top of
the screen. Click
My apps
Click Update All.
Apps which need
updates will show
“Update” next to them
Apps that do not
need update will
show “Installed”
next to them

19. Android Smartphone basics
Saving the battery
If you are at risk of losing
power while working:
Leaving GPS on can drain
the phone’s battery more
quickly.
Turn GPS off by going to
Quick Settings and clicking
GPS to switch it off.
Switch GPS back on before
starting work with mWater.
Be sure to turn GPS back on
when you again need it.
Ensure the GPS is in High
Accuracy mode when it is
switched back on.

20. Android Smartphone basics
Using data:
Organizations should provide enumerators with a data bundle allowance to
complete their work. mWater encourages enumerators to play on Facebook in
their own time. Data bundles should be adequate for this. If users consume all
of this data, you must purchase extra data at your own expense.
Some apps will use more data than others:
• Apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger will not use much data
• Apps like YouTube and Facebook (watching videos) will use lots of data
• Websites where you can watch videos will use lots of data (using the Google
Chrome browser)

21. Android Smartphone basics
Changing the SIM card (images from Moto E Android)
For most Android mobiles, change the SIM card remove
the cover from the back of the phone.
At the side of the phone opposite the power button,
lightly press the side of the SIM card – it will pop out.
Gently push in the new SIM card, until you feel/hear the
spring click and the SIM card is all the way in the phone,
no longer visible from the outside.
Try to avoid changing the SIM card too much as it can
damage both the SIM card and the phone, and allows
dirt and dust to enter.